Mexico
Although many people just go for the beaches, Mexico offers impressive mountain
vistas (pictured in Puerto Vallarta), great food, and historic ruins that compete
with the best in the world. Begin Your Journey!

Jamaica
Jamaican culture is about relaxation, great foods, friendly competition, and so
much more. A good place to start is on the beach. Begin Your Journey!

Social Life in the United States of America

Behavior

The behavior in the United States is much like the dress; there are differences
from setting to setting and location to location, but in general acting in a respectful
manner is good enough to get by anywhere in the country. Some company may require
better etiquette or dining habits, but the Americans tend to be fairly relaxed on
this account in most situations; just follow the lead of a local and you should
be fine, but if in doubt, be polite and ask.

Dress

The Native Americans in what is now the United States dressed in all types of ways
depending on what they have available and what the weather was like. People in the
far south wore less clothing than those in the north, but the commonality was that
everyone wore what was locally available. For example, the hunters in the central
states tended to wear bison or deer skins while in the far north the Eskimos (or
Inuit) wore seal or caribou. Today few of these traditional clothes are still worn
as most people today, no matter their ethnicity, wear western-styled clothes.

The people in the United States today dress in all sorts of fashions and this fashion
changes significantly from location to location. Miami is full of small swim suits
during the hot summer months, while Alaskans spend winters covered up in full coats,
and in Texas cowboy hats and shirts are not out of style any time of the year. On
a smaller scale, religious sights tend to require conservative dress, as do business
settings, but public parks, beaches, and some shops have few to no dress restrictions
so there is much greater diversity in how people dress.

As a visitor to the United States the dress is no different than the locals wear,
which is generally western clothing. If visiting churches or other religious sights
be sure to wear long pants and in business settings the clothing of choice ranges
from business casual to a full suit. If just sightseeing, dressing for the weather
is the best way to go and rarely will you get an odd look.